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Qatar
  • Imports from Qatar A$652 million
  • Exports to Qatar A$498 million
  • Capital Doha
  • Official Language Arabic
  • Surface Area 11,000 sq km
  • Population 1.8 million

Last updated: 7 Jul 2012

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Austrade meets with Qatar Olympic Committee
19 Apr 2013
The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) has met with the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) in an effort to maximise Australian involvement in the many sports events Qatar will host over the next decade ...
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Australian green building seminars launch in Dubai
28 Mar 2013
Australian companies will have an opportunity to showcase their sustainable building capabilities at a series of Australian Green Building Seminars in the Middle East.
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Australia lays groundwork for resumption of Gulf Free Trade Agreement talks
27 Mar 2013
Australia has registered strong interest in an early resumption of Australia-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement talks, according to the Saudi Arabia-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission c ...
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World’s Largest Port ‘wired’ by Aussie Firm in $74 Million Deal
12 Aug 2009
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, Hon. Anthony Byrne MP, welcomed the announcement today that Australian firm WWW Projects had kicked off the first phase of a $74 million deal to project manage, de ...
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Socceroos world cup qualifiers to help Middle East discover Australian business potential
4 Jun 2008
Football Federation Australia (FFA) and the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) will help link Australian companies to the rapidly growing business potential of the Gulf region through a series o ...

Doing business

With one of the world’s highest GDP per capita and growth forecasts in the world, Qatar is an attractive Middle Eastern commercial market. Qatar already has an increasing number of Australian companies developing business successfully, and Qataris are receptive to Australian products and services, which are perceived to be of high quality.

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Country Profile

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  • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
    A massive jump in the country’s economic fortunes occurred in the mid 1980s with the discovery of the world’s largest non-associated natural gas field.
    » read more at DFAT
  • POLITICAL CLIMATE
    Qatar is an absolute monarchy. His Highness (HH) the Emir Hamid Bin Khalifa Al-Thani is head of state and also holds the roles of Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
    » read more at DFAT
  • TRADE RELATIONS
    Australia enjoys excellent bilateral relations with Qatar.
    » read more at DFAT

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